[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65219-65220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27155]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), as 
part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the 
general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be 
provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial 
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, 
and the impact of collection requirement on respondents can be properly 
assessed.
    Currently, CNCS is soliciting comments concerning the Operation 
AmeriCorps Evaluation. This two year evaluation seeks to assess the 
implementation of the new Operation AmeriCorps initiative, and to 
report on early results from the intended outcomes of each grantee's 
project. The evaluation will examine the extent to which multiple 
streams of national service are integrated and complement one another 
in each project; determine whether and how community capacity is being 
developed and sustained; and examine the Operation AmeriCorps grant 
making process to determine if this type of grant could be successfully 
used in future grants competitions. Researchers from CNCS will collect 
qualitative and quantitative data from grantees and their partners, 
AmeriCorps members, member supervisors, and program beneficiaries. 
Operation AmeriCorps grantees are required to participate in the 
evaluation as a condition of grant award.
    Copies of the information collection request can be obtained by 
contacting the office listed in the Addresses section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by December 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by any of the following methods:
    (1) By mail sent to: Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Office of Research and Evaluation; Attention Joseph Breems, 
Policy Analyst, Room 10902B; 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 
20525.
    (2) By hand delivery or by courier to: CNCS mailroom at Room 8100 
at the mail address given in paragraph (1) above, between 9:00 a.m. and 
4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    (3) Electronically through www.regulations.gov.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-
TDD) may call 1-800-833-3722 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Breems, 202-606-6992, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is particularly interested in comments 
that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of CNCS, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are expected to respond, including the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses).

Background

    This proposed two year evaluation seeks to assess the 
implementation of the new Operation AmeriCorps grant initiative, and to 
report on early results from the intended outcomes of each grantee's 
project. The evaluation will examine the extent to which multiple 
streams of national service are integrated and complement one another 
in each project; determine whether and how community capacity is being 
developed and sustained; and examine the Operation AmeriCorps grant 
making process to determine if this type of grant making process could 
be successful in the future.

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Current Action

    This is a new information collection request. Researchers from CNCS 
will collect qualitative and quantitative data from grantees and their 
partners, AmeriCorps members, member supervisors, and program 
beneficiaries. Quantitative data will be collected through a survey 
administered two times per year; qualitative information will be 
collected through interviews and focus groups.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Operation AmeriCorps evaluation.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Organizations receiving Operation AmeriCorps 
grants and their partners involved in implementing the grant, 
including: The legal applicant organization; the legal sub-applicant 
organization; key operating partners identified by the legal applicant 
and/or sub-applicant; peripheral supporting organizations identified by 
key operating partners and the legal applicant and/or sub-applicant; 
AmeriCorps members working on an Operation AmeriCorps project; member 
supervisors working on an Operation AmeriCorps project; beneficiaries 
being served by an Operation AmeriCorps project.
    Total Respondents: 170.
    Frequency: Two times annually for survey; two times annually for 
grantee interviews, one time annually for other interviews and focus 
groups.
    Average Time per Response: Averages 30 minutes for the survey; 90 
minutes per interview; 60 minutes per focus group.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 210 hours per year, or 12,600 
minutes; see chart below.

                        Operation AmeriCorps National Evaluation--Projected Burden Hours
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                                                  Approx. time
                                                       to          Number  of       Number of      Total burden
                   Instrument                     administrate     respondents   administrations      (hours)
                                                     (hours)                     per  respondent
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YEAR 1:
    Fall Interview.............................               1              10                1              10
    Survey.....................................             0.5              10                2              10
    Spring Interview...........................             1.5              80                1             120
    Spring Focus Group.........................               1              70                1              70
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        Year 1 Total...........................  ..............             170  ...............             210
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YEAR 2:
    Fall Interview.............................               1              10                1              10
    Survey.....................................             0.5              10                2              10
    Spring Interview...........................             1.5              80                1             120
    Spring Focus Group.........................               1              70                1              70
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        Year 2 Total...........................  ..............             170  ...............             210
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            Study Total........................  ..............  ..............  ...............             420
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    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: October 20, 2015
Mary Hyde,
Director of Research and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2015-27155 Filed 10-23-15; 8:45 am]
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